Improving Medication Adherence & Outcomes in Transplant Recipients: Strategies to Improve Medication Adherence
Premiere Date: Friday, June 28, 2013This activity offers CE credit for:
- Physicians (CME)
- Pharmacists (ACPE)
- Other
All other clinicians will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this activity was certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Credit Expiration Date:
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Note: Credit Is No Longer Available
 | Flavio Vincenti, MD Professor of Clinical Medicine and Surgery Medical Director, Kidney-Pancreas Program University of California San Francisco San Francisco, CA |
 | Ron Shapiro, MD Professor of Surgery The Robert J. Corry Chair in Transplantation Surgery Associate Clinical Director Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA |
Patients’ adherence to prescribed medication regimens is a challenge in many patients who have a chronic illness and the need for ongoing treatment. Fewer than half of individuals who are chronically ill actually adhere to prescribed medication regimens. Continuity of recommended post-surgical care is especially important in transplantation.(1) Lack of adherence to immunosuppressive medication increases the transplant recipients’ likelihood of graft rejection or failure. Non-adherence can also cause increased health complications, health care costs, and deaths.(2)
Adherence to immunosuppressive medication after transplantation is important to maximize good clinical benefits and outcomes; however, adherence remains suboptimal and not well-understood. Clinicians need to proactively partner with patients to educate each other and work together toward patient health and the success of a transplant.
This two-part webcast series will elucidate the barriers and causes of non-adherence to immunosuppressive medication and will offer clinicians timely and appropriate interventions.
Module 1: Impact of Medication Nonadherence Click here to access this activity
Module 2: Strategies to Improve Medication Adherence Click here to begin activity now
Each module is certified for .75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. We encourage participants to complete both modules to optimize the learning experience and to gain valuable insights for improving medication adherence in transplant recipients.
- De Geest S, Sabate E. Adherence to long-term therapies: evidence for action. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2003;2(4):323. PMID: 14667488.
- Pinsky BW, Takemoto SK, Lentine KL, et al. Transplant outcomes and economic costs associated with patient noncompliance to immunosuppression. Am J Transplant. 2009;9(11):2597-2606. PMID:19843035.
The overarching goal of this activity is to delineate the major issues related to immunosuppressive medication (ISM) adherence and to improve routine clinical management that includes a patient-physician communication dynamic regarding quality of life issues, ongoing assessment, and treatment.
At the end of this CE activity, participants should be able to:
- Implement strategies to improve medication adherence in patients who have undergone kidney and/or liver transplantation.
Supported by an educational grant from Astellas Scientific and Medical Affairs, Inc.
Physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and pharmacists who are interested in or care for liver and kidney transplant patients.
CME Credit (Physicians):
CME Outfitters, LLC, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CME Outfitters, LLC, designates this enduring material for a maximum of .75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CPE Credit (Pharmacists):
CME Outfitters, LLC, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. .75 contact hours (0.075 CEUs)
Universal Activity Number: 0376-0000-13-014-H01-P
Activity Type: knowledge-based
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Dr. Vincenti has disclosed that he has received research support from Astellas Scientific and Medical Affairs, Inc.; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; and Novartis Corporation
Dr. Shapiro has nothing to disclose.
Rajeev R. Sinha, MD (peer reviewer) has nothing to disclose.
Ruth Cody, BSN, RN-BC (peer reviewer) has nothing to disclose.
Robert Kennedy, MA (planning committee) has nothing to disclose.
Joy Bartnett Leffler, MLA, NASW, CSE (planning committee) has nothing to disclose.
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